Russian snow country is 2.5 times faster than the world

On December 25, the Russian government admitted that Russia's temperature is rising 2.5 times faster than the average of the world, leading to the risk of flooding and forest fires nationwide.

According to AFP, the Russian Ministry of the Environment said the water temperature increased by 0.42 degrees Celsius per decade since 1976, 2.5 times higher than the world average of 0.17 degrees C.

"Climate change is leading to many extremely dangerous meteorological phenomena" - the Russian Ministry of Environment warned.

Moscow's winter is unusually warm this year - Photo: USNews.

Moscow has estimated that since 2014 there have been 569 dangerous meteorological events occurring in Russia, including severe floods last year and drought in the eastern lake Baikal. Consequently, continuous forest fires occur in this area.

The Ministry of Environment's report said that while temperatures across Russia increased, in some parts of the Far East and Siberia the winter season became more severe.

Forest fires and deadly floods happen every year in Russia throughout the past 10 years. And in October, the Russian Emergency Department admitted to setting up a new strategy to combat climate change. Emergency Minister Vladimir Puchkov confirmed in a October conference that the country needs new measures to protect the infrastructure from the threat of climate change.

In recent days, the weather in Moscow and the surrounding areas are unusually warm. On December 24, Moscow's temperature reached 8.5 degrees Celsius, a record high ever in a December winter day. The city authorities had to close the ski fields.